Oud-Bodegraven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die oude bodegrave in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Bodegraven. Derived from a hydronym which received its name when the name Bodegraven began to be applied to the settlement around it.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oud-‧Bo‧de‧gra‧ven

Proper noun

Oud-Bodegraven n

1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oud-bodegraven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN